Item 8 Appendix 4 - Budgetary Control Report Revenue Period 3 2024-25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 14 August 2024
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment December 2023 Management Adjustments - - 1 Remove a 1.0 FTE vacant post from the Facilities Management team with service delivery being maintained through new structure with increased number of team leaders CCF09 A Graham 36 36 - 2 Remove two vacant posts in the Communications team which will result in campaign activity being on digital platforms only, minimal design activity and less capacity for events CCF10 A Graham 50 50 - 3 Rightsize ICT Budgets to better reflect expected costs for GIS software and general ICT inflationary pressures PT01 V Rogers 46 46 - 4 Reduce the Council’s training budget, retaining budget to cover essential corporate requirements PT07 V Rogers 10 10 - 5 Estimated saving from replacing ISDN telephony lines with SIP cloud telephone support (SIP is a digital method of making calls) PT11 V Rogers 76 76 - 6 Replacement of Citrix Technology with cheaper technology PT12 V Rogers 75 75 - 7 Implement the Water Direct Scheme which facilitates the collection of water and sewerage debt from residents direct from their benefits at source by the DWP RES05 L Slavin 60 60 - 8 Remove two franking machines and further reduce use of first class mail RES11 L Slavin 12 12 - 9 Seek commercial opportunities for Balloch Park kiosk RES12 L Slavin 15 15 - 10 Rightsize minor sundry service budget lines such as travel, books etc RES14 L Slavin 17 17 - 11 Rightsize income budgets as consequence of historical lease review RES15 L Slavin 25 25 - 12 Adjust charge to Dumbarton Common Good for support services to reflect cost recovery RES19 L Slavin 21 21 - 13 Adjust charge to Valuation Joint Board for support services to reflect cost recovery RES20 L Slavin 11 11 - 14 Remove 3.41 FTE vacant posts in revenue and benefit team and review work processes to minimise impact on income recovery RES21 L Slavin 109 109 - 15 Remove a 0.6 FTE vacant registrar post - no longer required as Clydebank Registration Service is now managed centrally from Dumbarton RR02 A Douglas 30 30 -
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 16 Remove a 1 FTE vacancy in the Leadership Support Team whilst retaining 2:1 PA/CO ratio RR04 A Douglas 39 39 - 17 Remove a 0.4 FTE vacancy in the Member Services Team to reflect requirements of elected members RR05 A Douglas 15 15 - 18 Reduce 0.2 FTE in Democratic and Registration Service via a two year phased retirement RR07 A Douglas 18 18 - 19 Right sizing anticipated income from regulatory and regeneration fees RR12 A Douglas 130 130 - December 2023 Saving Options 20 Reduce the West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust Mgt Fee by up to 30% CCF01 A Graham 940 940 - 21 Two week Christmas closedown bar delivery of essential services RES07 L Slavin 7 7 - 22 End the provision of hybrid committee meetings which would enable the committee team to return to its existing establishment RR03 A Douglas 21 21 - March 2024 Saving Options 23 Reduce opening hours of Clydebank Town Hall to 4 days a week CCF02 A Graham 30 30 - 24 Reduce investment in materials in library service CCF06 A Graham 50 50 - 25 Reduce financial commitment to the Highland Games CCF11 A Graham 14 14 - 26 Review core library staffing (outwith branch libraries) and remove one post CCF19 A Graham 18 18 - 27 Review menus in educational establishments to reduce waste whilst ensuring compliance with nutritional guidance CCF20 A Graham 60 60 - 28 Reduce Community Budgeting fund by 50% reducing money available for community groups to bid for CCF24 A Graham 27 27 - 29 Reduce the Community Engagement budget by 50% reducing the number of events supported CCF25 A Graham 22 22 - 30 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services CCF26 A Graham 87 67 20 Delay in implementation, in year shortfall will be covered by the smoothing fund. Full year savings expected in future years. 31 Remove counselling and physio PT10 V Rogers 47 47 - 32 Remove 3.6 FTE in CAS team PT13 V Rogers 112 112 -
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPENDIX 4 MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2024/25 Efficiency Detail Ref Chief Officer Budgeted Amount £000 Projection of Total Saved £000 Projection of Total Not Saved £000 Comment 33 Reduce WDCVS funding by 50% RES02 L Slavin 75 75 - 34 Remove one Council officer RES09 L Slavin 26 26 - 35 Remove £12,500 of Nightzone West funding provided to Police Scotland RR01 A Douglas 12 12 - 36 Reduction in 2 FTE paralegal support to contracts and property section RR08 A Douglas 90 67 23 Delay in implementation, in year shortfall will be covered by the smoothing fund. Full year savings expected in future years. March 2024 Management Adjustments 37 Review Arts & Heritage Service CCF16 A Graham 24 24 38 Restructure of Transactional Services to remove one vacant G10 post PT09 V Rogers 30 30 - 39 Transfer cost of solicitor support for the council housing building prog to HRA capital budget RR09 A Douglas 60 60 - 40 Remove vacant contaminated land officer post RR11 A Douglas 30 30 - 41 Reduce support to planning and building standards by removing a vacant part time technical support assistant post RR13 A Douglas 16 16 - 42 Remove a service co-ordinator in env health team and invite 2 service co-ordinators to be interviewed for the principal env health officer post. RR14 A Douglas 68 68 - 43 Remove vacant Planning Compliance Officer post RR15 A Douglas 30 30 - 44 Remove one of the 3 Building Standards Surveyor Posts RR16 A Douglas 53 53 - 45 Reduce hours of solicitor from 5 days to 4 days RR17 A Douglas 12 12 - 46 Fund existing Grade 8 post from UK Towns Fund Support RR18 A Douglas 60 60 - 47 Fund officer costs associated with Levelling Up from final year of Levelling Up Rev funding. RR19 A Douglas 60 60 - 2,875 2,832 43 TOTAL EFFICIENCIES/MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS